8 July 2020 - Late treatment study
Effectiveness of Ivermectin as add-on Therapy in COVID-19 Management (Pilot Trial)
et al., medRxiv, doi:10.1101/2020.07.07.20145979 (Preprint)
Small trial of hospitalized patients with 16 of 87 patients being treated with ivermectin, showing a significantly lower mean hospital stay with ivermectin: 7.62 vs. 13.22 days, p=0.00005. 0 of 16 ivermectin patients died vs. 2 of 71 control patients.
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risk of death, 71.0% lower, RR 0.29, p = 1.00, treatment 0 of 16 (0.0%), control 2 of 71 (2.8%), NNT 36, relative risk is not 0 because of continuity correction due to zero events (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm).
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hospitalization time, 42.0% lower, relative time 0.58, p < 0.001, treatment 16, control 71.
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risk of no recovery, 71.0% lower, RR 0.29, p = 1.00, treatment 0 of 16 (0.0%), control 2 of 71 (2.8%), NNT 36, relative risk is not 0 because of continuity correction due to zero events (with reciprocal of the contrasting arm).
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| Effect extraction follows pre-specified rules prioritizing more serious outcomes. |
Gorial et al., 7/8/2020, retrospective, Iraq, Middle East, preprint, 9 authors, dosage 200μg/kg single dose.
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